A key member of the Minus family for almost a decade, Jon Gaiser presents False Light, his third artist album on Richie Hawtin's label. The ten-track affair is a cohesive tale of contemporary techno. Says Gaiser of his working methods: "I've always been a big fan of analog gear, both old and new. I'm also a big fan of new digital technologies that create sounds that have never been heard before. I prefer to have the best of both analog and digital worlds working together, to make the most creatively flexible production environment as possible." Gaiser is revered as a live performer for creating immersive on-the-fly soundscapes using Ableton MIDI controllers and Maschine, and regularly performs at some of the world's best festivals and club nights, including Hawtin's own ENTER. nights at Spanish club Space Ibiza. False Light was written with a specific approach in mind, as Gaiser explains: "My main idea while working on this album was to go into the studio and have as much fun as possible. I wanted to create something where each track complemented each other, where all of the tracks relate to each other in a way so that the whole album tells a story. But ultimately, I wanted it to be a fun story." And it is: everything here comes with a playful percussive line, a wiggling synth lead, and the sort of bassline that cannot be ignored. The opener, "Strangers," immediately establishes a squelchy groove with ghoulish voices bringing lots of dark energy to the thumping drums. From there, Gaiser keeps up a high tempo with "Oozewave" and its spritely, squealing synths, "Say What" and its rubbery drums and percolating bassline, and the superbly synthetic and rolling "Droplets," a classic Gaiser track. The second half of the album unfolds through kinetic, funkled affairs like "Reflekts," with its pained and lingering synths, and the tightly coiled and apocalyptic "Driftwork," and then shuts down with the lush, ambient textures and liquid synths of "Way Out." Tied together by a keen sense of rhythm and a playful sense of off-kilter melodic charm, False Light is Gaiser's most complete artistic statement yet.

Jon Gaiser releases his lead single "Krakdup" preceding his full-length release False Light. Since 2005, Gaiser has been at the heart of the minimal techno movement. His hugely atmospheric EPs and LPs have always explored the darker, more stripped back and abstract edges of the dancefloor and have often done so in conjunction with immersive and complimentary live visuals. As well as working as VOID, Gaiser is also a revered live performer who creates immersive on-the-fly soundscapes using Ableton MIDI controllers and Maschine, and regularly performs at some of the world's best festivals and club nights, including Hawtin's own ENTER. nights at Space Ibiza.

A key member of the M_nus family for almost a decade, Jon Gaiser releases False Light, his third artist album on Richie Hawtin's label. The 10-track affair shows the American-born, Berlin-based techno innovator to have continued to evolve since his last full-length and again is a very complete and contemporary techno tale. Housed in a 4-page profile pack.

Continuing a busy run of recent releases on M_nus is one of the label's core contributors, Jon Gaiser. "Some Slip" is at once a firm, drum-led track that clears a path down which you gleefully march. As it weaves its way through endlessly dripping, popping, aqueous FX, the whole thing feels like wig-out, late-night stuff. Busier and more complex is "Elastrik" where de-tuned synths shoot off in all directions as the clicking bass rotations below endlessly churn up the dancefloor.

Following Gaiser's recent digital-only productions, M_nus decided to create a special vinyl release featuring the two stand-out tracks from both EPs. "Static Level" is a trip into the insanity of late-night repetition. From as early as the first full listen, it's obvious that Gaiser is the master of the subtle build; patiently modulating sounds and grooves so fluidly, it's difficult to truly know when one phase has began, and another has ended.

Gaiser presents two pulsating peak-time cuts for M_nus. "Pullpush" gets straight down to business. The looping groove and tight elastic bass pattern sets the scene for reflective reverbs and pitch bends to tease and tear at each new element. Film samples burst through the beats, leaving trails before crystallizing into more lucid phrases as the high-end tom pattern tops it all off. The squelchy FX introduce a more pensive state during the lead-out as ghostly pads drift across the stereo field.

Gaiser's Flashed EP features four instantly-accessible techno cuts. With a set of low melodic toms hanging back as the snare shepherds in another sublime Gaiser motif, "Backyard" revolves around a reverse melody that gives the sensation of simultaneous forward and reverse motion. "Flashed" reaches darker territory. Lined with reverberations and sonic hallucinogens that slow the senses, the riff steals the limelight, shifting through space and time, worming its way deep into your brain until its luminescence has infiltrated every corpuscle.

This is the highly-anticipated full-length debut from Jon Gaiser. In a genre where artists often struggle for identity, Gaiser is one of those rare producers whose sound is instantly recognizable. The solo projects, collaborations and remixes he's created over the course of his output on M_nus, all contain a very specific signature, communicating in a language that speaks with the strangest, most intoxicating of tongues. Blank Fade is no exception, and it sees him pushing the envelope even further, resulting in the most comprehensive and impressive body of work he has accomplished so far. Alongside this he has taken full advantage of the vinyl, digital and CD formats on offer to not only produce a collection of stunning individual tracks but also to mix them together in a way that typically reflects his live performance. Gaiser's music works like a soundtrack to some hidden nocturnal habitat, full of weird and wonderful creatures that stalk the darkness -- and it's not long before we're lost in the forest of his imagination. Eerie and atmospheric, "Volve" sets the scene perfectly, drifting amid a wash of distant echoes and ghostly EFX before a solitary kick drum punctures the darkness. "Face Down" gradually picks up the pace as the beats begin alternating around a tight, metronomic snare. A pulsing sub-bass loop carries the groove while abstract vocal cut-ups penetrate deep into the subconscious. "Ground" effortlessly switches to a 4/4 kick pattern and continues the unearthly vocal theme against a sparse backdrop of crackling electricity and metallic drones. "Ciliate With" lets fly with a trademark bass riff that's soon joined by one of those memorable bleeping call-and-response riffs that could only ever be the work of Gaiser. "Whether Or Not" maintains the tension with an urgent bass line and a brutal snare that powers head-first into a swarm of warping synth lines, before "Substance B" turns in a percussive frenzy that's as devastating as it is intuitive. "Comma, Fade" ushers in a more subliminal groove, driven by a funked-up bass/organ riff and cantering percussion, while "Leave It" dims the lights once again with pitched-down vocals and distant, drifting sirens that add a hint of menace to the mix. This all sets things up perfectly for "Trunkated" -- a real powerhouse of a track, that's as complete as anything you're likely to hear this year. Molten bass, irresistible percussion, dancing bleeps, twisted synth motifs and more. "Descending Order" releases the pressure valve as distant melodies gently eat into your serotonin supply and you lose yourself in the breakdown. "One After" utilizes a sliding, bass-driven variation of the preceding melody, as the beats finally begin to thin out, allowing the slow, ambient drift of "Outline" to smooth out the fragmented memories of what has gone before.

"Trunkated" and "Face Down" are the first two tracks to be lifted from Gaiser's Blank Fade full-length. "Trunkated" is a real powerhouse with every element honed to perfection, from the driving kick and molten bass to the irresistible percussion, from the mischievous, dancing bleeps to the twisted synth motif. "Face Down" is a departure in style for Gaiser -- the beats still push forward, but the space in between allows more of the peripheral elements to come to the fore.

Striking the perfect balance between the romantic and the classic, Gaiser's music stimulates the head and heart. The first track has infectious snare fills and subtle synth patterns, culminating in a ghostly howl. The second has a freaky vocal that ebbs and flows behind the groove which continues on "Chlorine" and "Withdrawal," adding an extra dimension to their cavernous soundscapes. "Sightblotch" presents a rubber bass line and '60s sci-fi fx while "Out Of Sort" rounds everything off.

Gaiser ups the ante with his second Minus EP. Following on his And Answer EP, Jon Gaiser cements his growing reputation with another finely-crafted selection of tunes, demonstrating a deep understanding of the intimate mechanics required for minimalist sound sculpture. "Neural Block" employs a subtle use of reverse snares, scuttling percussive bleeps and subliminal samples, while "Half Life," with its séance-like voices and liquid grooves, swells to the maximum. Then there's the nocturnal landscape of "Seepage," complete with sliding delays that slowly space out before giving way to moody synth-pulses and a rocking metallic snare solo. Neural Block is a classy release.

"The sound and background of Gaiser delves from an upbringing deep in percussion. Starting out as a drummer in his teen years, he played with bands behind a kit. What interested him even more though was experimenting with drum machines and he learned a balance between digital and real world instruments. Living in and around Michigan (Detroit for a few years) Jon Gaiser frequented the music and underground parties from Detroit, citing heavy influences from the Plus 8 and Minus events during the mid-1990s onward. Through the kick drums, flailing blips and static, And Answer introduces Gaiser's playful sound of finesse and seduction with rhythm. Animated but controlled, his grasp on multiple elements of tone is enticing as it is anxious. The title cut slaps your ears around with anticipated smacks of shaped noise and dark notes that growl and groan. 'Pandrip' creeps along with its bouncing bassline, horns and barely transmitted stuttering voices from outer space."